Chaparral High School

Chaparral High School is located at 6935 Gold Dust Avenue and is located in the Scottsdale Unified School District. With a 10/10 greatschools.org rating, Principal Gayle Holland and Assistant Principals Katie O’Boyle and Tom Eubanks believe that “Chaparral High School is committed to developing the leaders of tomorrow by providing a safe and respectful educational environment, developing the potential of each individual, encouraging community awareness and fostering a tradition of excellence.” The school was recently rebuilt and provides large classrooms with helpful teachers for a maximized learning experience. Chaparral was rated one of the top 1000 high school’s in the country by Newsweek Magazine.

Chaparral provides many levels of education to accommodate students’ needs. Accelerated and honors programs are offered for gifted students, and specialized programs are provided for students with autism, learning and behavioral disabilities, as well as speech, hearing, and visual disabilities. Those looking to learn another language will also enjoy Spanish, French, German, Chinese and even Latin classes offered by the school. Chaparral High School has often been called the “private public school”. With an active APT, Chaparral is well funded for activities such as Project Graduation and various other needs.

The vast offerings of the school ensure that students have many extracurricular options and support a spectrum of interests. The school offers traditional sports such as football and baseball, but also include badminton and diving as student options. Club sports such as hockey and lacrosse are also available. Photography, drama, choir, orchestra, and jazz band highlight the arts options within the school, and young musicians can showcase their talents in semi-annual ‘Coffee House’ open mic shows at the school. Chaparral is fed by Cocopah and Desert Canyon Middle schools.

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